labunnywtf's review against another edition

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3.0

This was really interesting, for the most part. I learned things I hadn't known about past presidents (JFK, despite having an intellectual reputation, did not like to read), and was surprised about things about past presidents (Dubya was a big reader).

Also, I was bored to tears by things about past presidents.

Kind of a hit-or-miss book. Some parts are more interesting than others. But enjoyable enough.

jocelynw's review against another edition

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2.0

The clear partisanship made me continually cranky.

stephang18's review

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3.0

Amusing but uneven book about culture and the Presidents. I mostly enjoyed learning what the various Presidents read. One jarring note was bad production design - about every other page had a cutout box repeating some of the text on that page. They probably could have reduced the book by a sixth by removing them.
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